Reiki Energy Healing

Reiki is a holistic healing practice that originated in Japan in the early 20th century. The word Reiki comes from two Japanese words: Rei (universal) and Ki (life force energy). It refers to the channeling of universal life force energy to support the body’s natural healing processes.

Reiki was rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese spiritual teacher and scholar, after a life-changing 21-day meditation and fasting retreat on Mount Kurama. During this experience, he received a spiritual vision that revealed the sacred Reiki symbols and the healing energy system we now know as Usui Reiki.

After his awakening, Dr. Usui experienced what he called the “four miracles”—a surge of energy after fasting, the instant healing of a toe injury, safely digesting a large meal post-fast, and relieving someone’s pain with his hands. These experiences confirmed the power of the Reiki energy he had accessed.

Dr. Usui passed on his teachings to Dr. Chujiro Hayashi, a medical doctor who refined the hand positions and structured the Reiki training system. One of Dr. Hayashi’s most well-known students, Mrs. Hawayo Takata, brought Reiki to the West after being healed in his clinic in Japan. She became the first Reiki Master in the Western world and trained 22 other Masters, who helped Reiki spread globally.